week #5 2/17-2/21

2/17- Today i was put in charge of invitations for the Bridal Open house in April. I had to create the invitation to send to the brides.I decided to choose an elegant format for the invite. We wanted an invite that was bridal themed and pretty. I placed information about the venue, time, date, and vendors. We had to create two different invitations one for the first seating and another forr the second seating. The brides are actually able to RSVP right on the website, so they just email back and we can input the information if they are attending or not. Also each bride is allow to bring guests so we can tell how many people they RVSP for on the website. I had to go through all the list of our brides and find all their email addresses and separate them into the two seating's. This took a good amount of time because there are about 150 brides invited.

2/19- I was given the task today to go on my own and find two new vendors for the bridal show. My boss told me to try to keep in certain categories but she gave me full responsibility. I was able to find a store called Raspberry creative, this store does hand made invitations and hand mind weddings signs and nic-naks. I contacted this vendor and filled them in on the information and they were very excited. I explained to the vendor that this was a great business opportunity for her and her company. Once brides get to see her services they are very likely to use them for her own wedding. I also contacted a Carriage and horse company. Many brides like to arrive in horse and carriage but it is very hard to find people who still do this service. I was able to go through multiple vendors to find a women who does horse and carriage rides. She also is coming to the Bridal show. So i was able to accomplish my task and find two new vendors for the Bridal Open house.

2/21- I came into the office today and was given the job of putting together the information packets for the brides. In these packets we include menus, add-ons, packages, vendors, facts and policies, and alcohol use on the property sheets. This packet will be given to each bride during the seating's. The brides will be able to look over information that they may not have decided yet about their weddings. Further in the semester we will create a folder for each bride, insert the packet and they will receive the packets on the day of the Bridal open house. I also created extra menu packets for any brides who needed additional information. I was given the task to organize the material and store it away until use for the Bridal show.